Apart from being about 30% Mondeo, apparently.
I am fed up with occasionally having to use public transport to get to my flights for work. Or when I'm not, I'm dragging the wife and kids all the way to the airport, often at silly o'clock in the morning, or late at night, since apparently my wife needs 2 cars when I'm away. So I am looking into getting a 3rd car.
It'll be almost exclusively for airport runs. Maybe the occasional commuting to my office, which is a 100 mile round trip, about 70% of which will be dual carriageway. Probably do this journey about 4-5 times a month. The rest of the time, the car will probably just sit to be honest. So it'll likely have spells of 2-4 weeks of doing nothing.
I had initially set a budget of around £300-400, but everything at this end is a shed. While that shouldn't matter too much, due to the nature of how I would use it, it was pretty clear that upping the budget closer to £1k would greatly increase the quality of motor I could get. And saw a couple examples, reasonably local, of X-Types, with the 2.5 V6, and AWD (which could be a bonus in the winter).
There are a couple of V6 Mondeos too. But I think I prefer the Jag with the AWD and auto box. I have also been offered a 2000 plate Jeep Grand Cherokee in budget. While the fuel economy of whatever I buy is almost irrelevant (since I will be able to claim mileage allowance on most of the miles the motor does), the Grand Cherokee, with it's 4.7 V8 might be pushing it a little. Plus I was burned with my last P38, so I am a little put off by ageing 4x4's. Oh, and seen a few reasonable Saab 9-3's and 9-5's, but again, rare with an auto.
So, anyone experience of any of these motors? Particularly the X-Type.
I am fed up with occasionally having to use public transport to get to my flights for work. Or when I'm not, I'm dragging the wife and kids all the way to the airport, often at silly o'clock in the morning, or late at night, since apparently my wife needs 2 cars when I'm away. So I am looking into getting a 3rd car.
It'll be almost exclusively for airport runs. Maybe the occasional commuting to my office, which is a 100 mile round trip, about 70% of which will be dual carriageway. Probably do this journey about 4-5 times a month. The rest of the time, the car will probably just sit to be honest. So it'll likely have spells of 2-4 weeks of doing nothing.
I had initially set a budget of around £300-400, but everything at this end is a shed. While that shouldn't matter too much, due to the nature of how I would use it, it was pretty clear that upping the budget closer to £1k would greatly increase the quality of motor I could get. And saw a couple examples, reasonably local, of X-Types, with the 2.5 V6, and AWD (which could be a bonus in the winter).
There are a couple of V6 Mondeos too. But I think I prefer the Jag with the AWD and auto box. I have also been offered a 2000 plate Jeep Grand Cherokee in budget. While the fuel economy of whatever I buy is almost irrelevant (since I will be able to claim mileage allowance on most of the miles the motor does), the Grand Cherokee, with it's 4.7 V8 might be pushing it a little. Plus I was burned with my last P38, so I am a little put off by ageing 4x4's. Oh, and seen a few reasonable Saab 9-3's and 9-5's, but again, rare with an auto.
So, anyone experience of any of these motors? Particularly the X-Type.
